What does the Award say about family and domestic violence leave?
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Family and domestic violence leave is provided in the NES.
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- The source notes confidentiality duties and payslip restrictions under section 106C and regulations 3.47–3.48.
- Depending on circumstances, reasonable evidence may include police, court or family violence service documentation or a statutory declaration.
- This entry does not reproduce the full statutory entitlement.
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Poultry Processing Award 2020 — FWC Award text hosted by the Fair Work Ombudsman
FWC · MA000074 · Clause 25
25. Family and domestic violence leave
[25—Unpaid family and domestic violence leave renamed and substituted by PR750523 ppc 15Mar23]
Family and domestic violence leave is provided for in the NES.
NOTE 1: Information provided to employers concerning an employee’s experience of family and domestic violence is sensitive and if mishandled can have adverse consequences for the employee. Employers are subject to confidentiality requirements regarding the handling of this information under section 106C of the Act and requirements as to what can be reported on payslips pursuant to regulations 3.47 and 3.48 of the Fair Work Regulations 2009.
NOTE 2: Depending upon the circumstances, evidence that would satisfy a reasonable person of the employee’s need to take family and domestic violence leave may include a document issued by the police service, a court or family violence support service, or a statutory declaration.
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- Official document
- Poultry Processing Award 2020 — FWC Award text hosted by the Fair Work Ombudsman ↗
- Version
- This Fair Work Commission consolidated modern award incorporates all amendments up to and including 1 July 2026 (PR799280, PR799354 and PR799510). ↗
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- Operative note
- Explains the current consolidated Award text incorporating amendments up to and including 1 July 2026, checked on 25 October 2026. The consolidation date is not a commencement date for these rules; historical work requires the text and variations applicable at that time.